Session 515 Directory A Climate for Change: New Thinking on Governance for Sustainability A Climate for Change: New Thinking on Governance for Sustainability | Session 515 DIRECTORY Participants James BACCHUS, USA (Session Chair) James Bacchus is chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Governance for Sustainability. He is shareholder of the Global Trade & Investment Practice Group at Greenberg Traurig, and co-chair of its Global Practice Group. In previous positions, Dr. Bacchus was elected as a member of the Democratic Party to represent Florida’s 11th congressional district in the 102nd Congress and Florida’s 15th congressional district in the 103rd Congress (from 1991 to 1995), and was not a candidate for reelection to the 104th Congress in 1994. From 1995 to 2003 he served on the Appellate Body of the WTO, rising to the position of chairman in 2001 - the first American to sit as part of the Appellate Body. James Bacchus graduated from Vanderbilt University with a B.A. in history, earned an M.A. from Yale University and received a J.D. from Florida State University College of Law. Mr. Bacchus was a Faculty for Session 491 The Future of the Multilateral Trading System and the World Trade Organization (2012). Sunny Chin Wa CHEUNG, Hong Kong SAR Sunny CW Cheung is a senior environmental protection officer with the Environmental Protection Department of the Hong Kong SAR. Currently, he is responsible for enforcement of environmental legislation including air pollution control ordinance, and environmental impact assessment ordinance. He has published more than a dozen academic papers in various journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Cheung is an environmental scientist, holds a B.Sc. in applied environmental science, an M.B.A. and L.L.B. degree, as well as a Ph.D. in biological corrosion. Fiona CHRYSTALL, United Kingdom Fiona Chrystall is professor of environmental science at Lees-McRae College NC.,USA. She is originally from Scotland where she received both a Ph.D. in environmental science and a B.Sc. in conservation management. She firmly believes that human interdependency on each other and nature requires a clear and sustained focus on building interdisciplinary solutions to living within our means on this planet we call home. She aims to demonstrate both science and responsible citizenry through the courses she teaches, helping students to understand their role in the world in which we live, and how to critically and objectively analyze information to foster new and sensible approaches to current environmental problems. Dr. Chrystall is a Fellow of ISP 22 and 29 Mellon Fellow Community Initiative - Colleges and Universities as Sites of Global Citizenship (2008, 2009). 3 A Climate for Change: New Thinking on Governance for Sustainability | Session 515 DIRECTORY Sang Hwa CHUNG, Republic of Korea Sang Hwa Chung is a research fellow at the Sejong Institute. His major research fields are East Asia political economy, North Korea political economy, and non-traditional security. Dr. Chung currently works as an editorialist at the Unification Newspaper and serves as president of the Korea Association of Northern Asia Studies. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science at the University of Missouri. David DREYER, USA David Dreyer is assistant professor at Lenoir-Rhyne University. He has been visiting assistant professor at Texas Tech University. His research interests include peace science, international conflict, and human rights. He published several articles and co-wrote Handbook of International Rivalries (2011). Dr. Dreyer holds a B.A. from John Carroll University, an M.A. and Ph.D. from Michigan State University, all in Political Science. Gabriella FÉSÜS, Hungary Gabriella Fésüs is currently the personal assistant to the Director General in charge of Regional Policy at the European Commission. She has been a member of the team preparing the 2014-2020 reform of the European cohesion policy. Prior to joining the European Commission, she has dealt with investments in the health sector at the Hungarian Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. She has published on topics as the health of the Roma minority, health policy and regional development and has been engaged in NGO work in Africa and Central America. Dr. Fésüs holds M.A. degrees from the College of Europe, Bruges, and Budapest University of Economics, as well as a Ph.D. in public health from the University of Debrecen. 4 A Climate for Change: New Thinking on Governance for Sustainability | Session 515 DIRECTORY Richard GARDNER, USA Richard N. Gardner is professor emeritus of law and international organization at Columbia University. He served as U.S. ambassador to Italy and Spain and as deputy assistant secretary for the State for International Organization Affairs. He is a former member of the President’s Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations (ACTPN) and a current member of the State Department’s Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy (ACIEP). Professor Gardner is the author of numerous articles and books on international affairs, including “In Pursuit of World Order: US Foreign Policy and International Organization.” His latest book, “Mission Italy: On the Front Lines of the Cold War,” was published in Italian (2004) and in English (2005). Mr. Gardner holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Yale Law School; a Doctor of Philosophy degree in economics from Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar; and a B.A. in economics from Harvard College. He is a Senior Fellow of the Salzburg Global Seminar and has served as a faculty member numerous times at Salzburg. Hanna GEHÖR, Finland Hanna Gehör is an associate expert for gender and climate change at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). She worked at the Finish Embassy in London and Dublin and held various positions in the office of the President of the Republic of Finland, starting as intern, and then becoming administrative officer, followed by the role of attaché for international affairs. Ms. Gehör holds an M.A. in English Philology and an M.Sc. in political science, both from the University of Helsinki. Muhammad Hashim GHILZAI, Pakistan Muhammad Hashim Ghilzai is a civil servant and development practitioner currently serving as deputy commissioner with the Government of Balochistan, Pakistan. His area of interest is sustainable development; climate change adaptation; disaster risk reduction; and integrating environmental, climatic and disaster concerns in development. He is an associate of LEAD (Leadership in Environment & Development), a UK based organization. Mr. Ghilzai holds a M.Sc. in natural resource management from Cranfield University (UK) as well as an M.S. in mathematics and economics from the University of Balochistan, Quetta. 5 A Climate for Change: New Thinking on Governance for Sustainability | Session 515 DIRECTORY Nicolle GRAUGNARD, USA Nicolle Graugnard manages the work program of the Commission on Trade and Investment Policy of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris, and the newly launched ICC Business World Trade Agenda, an initiative that aims to provide private sector recommendations to advance global trade negotiations. She also contributes to the 2012 B20 Task Force on Trade and Investment, led by the ICC in cooperation with the World Economic Forum. Dr. Graugnard holds a doctor juris from Georgetown University Law Center and an M.A. in international affairs from L’Institute d’Etudes Politques de Paris (Sciences Po Paris). Nicolle Graugnard is a Fellow of Session 491 The Future of the Multilateral Trading System and the World Trade Organization (2012). Keshav Kumar JHA, India Keshav Jha handles multiple projects on climate change mitigation and adaptation, exclusively focusing on South Asian territory at the Energy & Climate Division of ICLEI, South Asia Secretariat. He focuses on the creation of a networking system that will promote knowledge and technical expertise transfer to improve emission mitigation measures in cities. Previously he has worked with World Wildlife Fund -India, Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd., Toxic’s Link, Delhi Greens, and One Earth One Mission. Mr. Jha graduated with a degree in geography from Kirori Mal College and earned an M.A. in environmental studies from the University of Delhi, as well as a postgraduate diploma in environmental law & management from the Indian Law Institute. Ji-Hong KIM, Republic of Korea Ji-Hong Kim is professor for international business at the Korea Development Institute School. He was non-executive director at Kook-Min Bank, professor at HanYang University, department of international business, and research fellow at the Korea Development Institute, where he participated in projects on industrial and trade policies. Dr. Kim holds a B.A. in economics from Seoul National University, School of Social Sciences, an M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, as well as a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a major in international business and economic policy from the University of California, Berkeley. 6 A Climate for Change: New Thinking on Governance for Sustainability | Session 515 DIRECTORY Edward KRUBASIK, Germany Edward Krubasik worked as partner and director at McKinsey & Co. Inc. for over twenty years, where he was in charge of McKinsey’s global Innovation and Technology Management Practice, and the European Electronics, Telecommunications and Aerospace Sector. He was a member of the Corporate Executive Committee for Siemens AG with special responsibility for the company’s industry and transport business sector, and a member of the European Commission’s High Level Group on Competitiveness, Energy and the Environment. He is chairman of the Commission on Industry, Technology and Innovation of the Bavarian Economic Council. Professor Krubasik studied physics at the universities of Erlangen-Nuremberg and Karlsruhe, Germany. After obtaining a doctorate in nuclear physics and following research projects at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center in California, he completed an M.B.A.